Figures in Time: Memories of an iconic studio

Iconic studio Bourne & Shepherd shut its doors, but its legacy lives on

Curated By: Forbes India

Published: Aug 27, 2016

Samuel Bourne. Old Court House Street, Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), 1867

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Samuel Bourne. Old Court House Street, Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), 1867

Bourne & Shepherd. Esplanade Road, Mumbai (formerly Bombay), circa 1880

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Bourne & Shepherd. Esplanade Road, Mumbai (formerly Bombay), circa 1880

Bourne & Shepherd. Maharaja Jaswant Singh II of Jodhpur, 1877

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Bourne & Shepherd. Maharaja Jaswant Singh II of Jodhpur, 1877

Bourne & Shepherd. Maharana Sajjan Singh of Udaipur, 1877

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Bourne & Shepherd. Maharana Sajjan Singh of Udaipur, 1877

Charles Shepherd. A group of Affreedies, a tribe from the Khyber Pass, Afghanistan, c. 1860

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Charles Shepherd. A group of Affreedies, a tribe from the Khyber Pass, Afghanistan, c. 1860

Bourne & Shepherd. The Viceroy’s elephant, Delhi Durbar, 1877

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Bourne & Shepherd. The Viceroy’s elephant, Delhi Durbar, 1877

Samuel Bourne. The Sati Chaura Ghat, or the Massacre Ghat, Kanpur (formerly Cawnpore), 1865

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Samuel Bourne. The Sati Chaura Ghat, or the Massacre Ghat, Kanpur (formerly Cawnpore), 1865

Samuel Bourne. The lake and the new church from near Audrey House, Ooty, 1869

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Samuel Bourne. The lake and the new church from near Audrey House, Ooty, 1869

Samuel Bourne. A Brahmanical temple, Gwalior Fort, c. 1860

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Samuel Bourne. A Brahmanical temple, Gwalior Fort, c. 1860

Samuel Bourne. The south-eastern arch of the Government House, Kolkata, 1867

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Samuel Bourne. The south-eastern arch of the Government House, Kolkata, 1867

Samuel Bourne. Paigah Tombs, Hyderabad, c. 1860

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Samuel Bourne. Paigah Tombs, Hyderabad, c. 1860

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